Sorry to hear Cassandra,

Worse ways to go, than in the bush hunting. A bit too early though.

Cheers Rimfire

How about-

(Its half hour before dark, after hunting since dawn)

"Just one more patch, Dogs are pretty tired wont go far "

6 hours later pick up last dog,....................!!!!!!!!!! lol

Cheers Rimfire

Wish I still had mine, Government took all autos off us 10 years ago here in oz

cheers Rimfire

Thanks for all the feedback, been some great insights into peoples thoughts, experiences on the subject.

Your right Pete, if it was as easy as a set formula everyone one would have champions every x, I spose. Your also right about breeding from some real good dogs that leave nothing but mutts. Ive ...

Thanks for your advice, seems I may try a couple different xs .

My main point for breeding is my male dog is nearly 11, obviously not a lot of hunting left. Although you wouldnt know it, he looks acts/years younger than age. But we all know this can come to a halt real quick.

I am looking for the ...

People on here with more experience may be able to help me out.

I want to keep a line of hounds going that I have for Fox chasin here in Australia. I have a dog and bitch and they are both above average for the hunting I do. (The dog and bitch are not closly related that I know of. We do not have ...